Sampdoria replace ball boys with girls in bid to promote equality

Italian club Sampdoria have attempted to promote equality in football – by debuting a new scheme of using ball girls instead of boys.

The club trialled the initiative during the side’s 4-2 pre-season friendly win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, with women being used to quickly put the ball back into play instead of the traditional use of boys.

And after the match, club president Massimo Ferrero admitted that the Serie A outfit will continue to use women in the role to promote equality in the game.